Programme Officer (Digital Education)

Advance UNICEF Brazil's digital education strategy by leading school-connectivity advocacy and projects, adapting Giga tools, building digital skills for education actors, analysing connectivity evidence, supporting governments and partners, and monitoring equitable learning outcomes.

Department: Brazil Country Office, Education

• Provide technical support for digital education and school-connectivity initiatives
• Lead advocacy for equitable and sustainable connectivity models
• Adapt Giga tools and approaches to the Brazilian education context
• Analyse connectivity data and strengthen programme monitoring systems
• Coordinate implementation with federal, subnational and local education authorities
• Support partners delivering connectivity and digital education models
• Supervise implementing partners and monitor initiative quality
• Serve as focal point with government, regulators, private sector, civil society and ITU

• First university degree in education, law, public administration, technology, education-business or a related field
• At least one year of experience managing digital education programmes in public schools or programmes serving socially vulnerable populations
• Experience coordinating national and regional partners, including government, telecommunications, development and civil-society actors
• Experience working with technical teams or telecommunications infrastructure to deliver digital education systems
• Portuguese and English proficiency

• Temporary national officer appointment based in São Paulo
• UNICEF does not facilitate work authorization for national officer positions